The violent environment of the origin of life: Progress and uncertainties

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 57, Issue 14, 1993, Pages 3351-3358

  Chyba, Christopher F ^a  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; IMPACT BOMBARDMENT; ORGANIC COMPOUND; ORIGIN OF LIFE;

EID: 0027802876     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0016-7037(93)90543-6     Document Type: Article

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